December 25, 1918

Comrade Veryaskin (from Melekes)
Authorized [representative] of the Northern Railways
Still possible to load as much as
1½ million pud[s] of grain at st. Melekes-Bugulma
elevators and loading points are full
of which 150 thous[and] beyond Bugulma, in the front-line
zone.
Daily requirement: 60 wagons
(supplied: 5–6 and reach the army)
Today to the Soviet of
Defense
The railway is not congested.
Transportation is free — 1–2 trains.